The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 2102
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 PM
7:13 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2222
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 318.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -4.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.61° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.